Culture

‘The political is also political’: Ash Sarkar’s ‘Minority Rule’

Universities have often been seen as bastions of radicalism. Forgetting the fact that higher educational institutions, particularly ancient and elite ones in the Anglophone world, are governed by centuries...

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Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s...

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‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

Culture Peter Chen -

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

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Claire Harrill is delighted by this witty operetta.

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James Black expresses some misgivings about Of Montreal's latest release

Magdalen Film Society: In the Mood for Love

Goh Li Sian reflects on the first film scheduled for MFS's 'Lovesick' week, showing on Sunday 12th February

Life in Film: Chris Foster

Goh Li Sian kicks off our new Life in Film feature by interviewing Chris Foster, Corpus porter

Sneak Peak:The Blind Spot

A sneak peak into the first play from Royal Court young writer Alexander Darby in which a vicious poker game in an elite boarding school exposes public school morality, fractured ego and callous teenage humanity.